Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course Lesson Book, Bk 1
Alfred Publishing · Paperback · September 1, 1983
A beginning course for adults who prefer a chord approach.
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- Who it’s for
- Learn chords for both hands in a beginning adult piano course, and play beyond single-note melodies.
- Themes
- Adult piano instruction, Chord-based playing, Song repertoire
- Genres
- Piano & Keyboards, Music Study
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A beginning course for adults who prefer a chord approach. It teaches chords for both hands so that the student can play more than single note melodies. This course is most effective when used under the direction of a piano teacher or experienced musician. Titles: Alouette * Alpine Melody * Amazing Grace * At Last * Au Claire de la Lune * Aura Lee * The Ballad of Gilligan's Island * Beautiful Brown Eyes * Blow the Man Down!
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* Brother John * Café Vienna * The Can-Can * Chiapanecas * Cockles and Mussels * The Cuckoo * The Donkey * The Entertainer * A Friend Like You * The Gift to Be Simple * Go Down, Moses * Good King Wenceslas * Good Morning to You! * Got Those Blues * Greensleeves * Happy Birthday to You! * Harp Song * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas * Here's a Happy Song! * He's Got the Whole World in His Hands * Jericho * Jingle Bells * Joy to the World! * Kum-ba-yah! * Largo (Dvorak) * Laura * Lavender's Blue * Little Brown Jug * London Bridge * Lone Star Waltz * Love Somebody * The Marine's Hymn * Mary Ann * Merrily We Roll Along * Mexican Hat Dance * Michael, Row the Boat Ashore * Money Can't Buy Everything * My Fifth * Ode to Joy * On Top of Old Smoky * O Sole Mio * Over the Rainbow * Raisins and Almonds * Rockets * Rockin' Intervals * Rock It Away! * Scarborough Fair * Singin' in the Rain * Standing in the Need of Prayer * Tisket, a Tasket * Waltz Time * What Can I Share * When the Saints Go Marching In * Why Am I Blue?
Two-Hand Chords
Learn chords for both hands in a beginning adult piano course, and play beyond single-note melodies.
Come here for
- A beginning piano course built around chords for both hands
- Titles including “Amazing Grace,” “The Entertainer,” and “Over the Rainbow”
Expect
- A teacher or experienced musician is recommended for guidance
- A range of listed songs, from “Alouette” to “Why Am I Blue?”
Where it sits
| Piano & Keyboards | 97% |
|---|---|
| Music Study | 63% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Music Study
- Piano & Keyboards
- Authors
- Willard A. Palmer, Morton Manus, Amanda Vick Lethco
- Publisher
- Alfred Publishing
- Published
- September 1, 1983
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Adult piano instruction · Chord-based playing · Song repertoire
- Reading lane
- Music Study